The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-09-07

meeting of the stockholders of the
Almena telegraph company was held last
Saturday at the Office of +. II. Annable Esq,
at which it was voted to proceed at once in
the work of repairing the line and putting 1t
in good working order.
A game of ball was played on the fair
ground ON Friday last, between the Lawtons
and Paw Paws, which resulted in victory
for the home team by a score of twenty TO
five. The Lawton nine was composed of
players taken from their first and second
mines.
We are informed that Mr.. G. G. Searles
will replace the burned barbershop with q
new two story building, uniform with the
rest of the block, which will be a decided
improvement. He intends to begin his new
| building as soon as he returns from Grand
Rapids where he Is now engaged III putting
up fine residence for his son-in-law, Mr..
G. l.. Fitch.
! short time since an estinable lady liv-
ing near town received a sample package of
'Bile Beans" from the drug store of G..
w. Longwell, and, supposing them new
variety of garden vegetable, Immediately
proceeded to plant them. Upon discover
ing her mistake, she attempted to reclaim
the buried pellets, when 10, the darned
things had dissolved.
The STIR has set. We mean the Gobleville
Stdr. We never could See" why anyone
should try to maintain STIR or a Light of
any kind where there was so little prospect
of its continuing to shine. Brother Stark
struggled manfuly and really succeeded in
giving his patrons a very good paper, but
fate and his landlord were against him. He
has our sincere sympathy.
1t was our good fortune, while attending
the recent reunion at Bangor, to be the guest
of A. p. Hunt Esq, the gentlemanly landlord
of the Sebring House. 1t was our first visit
to that hostelry since Mr.. Hunt became its
proprietor. Judging from our experience
and observation, the well deserved reputation
of that popular hotel is not likely to deterior
ate under his management.
With the compliments of Mr.. n. Atwell oi
Lawton, was the message that accompanied
the finest basket of grapes and peaches we
have seen this season as the same was de-
posted on our table last Saturday afternoon
We know Mr.. Atwell is a gentleman, we be-
lieve be is a scholar and we don't care wheth
er he wears good clothes or not, he knows ex
actly how to grow elegant fruit
The following are the newly elected officers
of the Paw Paw fire department: o. w
Rowland, G.. f.. A. +. Mcneil, lst asst; A
j. Sabin, I'd asst; Il. NJ. Snow, Sec. w. NJ
Snow, treas; w. w. Fowler. +. E.: J. l.. Tir
rell, lst asst; Will Pike, I'd asst: Chas. Pike
+. H.; j. b. Rickard. 1st asst: VIM. Kicker
son, 2d asst. Geo. Kessler, +. II. & L.; Franz
Throop, lst asst; l.. Fluette, I'd asst.
Quite number of the members of the
Christian church of this village, attended the
quarterly district meeting held at Dowagiac
Mr. Russell, late pastor of the church, anC
his wife were among the number. They die
not return to this place but went on tC
Irvington, Ind, their new home. They lef
behind them large circle of warm friends
who regret that they could no longer remair
with the church at this place.
The Disciple Sunday school picnicked a
South Haven last Wednesday. An excursion
train was run for their accommodation. Th,
affair was enjoyable and highly successful
225 tickets were sold, making the largest ex
cursion that has been over the road. AL
who were so fortunate as to participate ar
loud in their praises of Supt. Ihling whC
accompanied them and who spared no effor
to make the trip pleasant one.
We have received from L. w. Dunning o
Battle Creek, little book entitled " Aatype
5 or Stenotypography," system of condensed
printing, together with the elements o
a "Alagraphy or Syllable Short Hand" Th
system is an ingenious one but we must con
fess we are not favorably struck with it, 81
far as the condensed printing" is concerned
The old way is good enough for us. AS h
> Alagraphy" we are not nearly rs we'll quail
fed to Judge as our friend Dunning.
e Osborne the furniture man, expects t
!. occupy his old stand about the 2Oth inst
His loss on the burned building was ADJUSTS
for $3.50, which sum, Mr.. y. says will pu
his store in as good and even better condi
tion than it was previous to the fire, althoug
: many people thought il total loss and sal
they would rather it had been entirely con
sumed if it had been theirs. That onl
? shows their lack of judgment as new build
! ing would cost more than three times tn
expense of repairing the old one.
, We had the pleasure, few days since, O
q visiting the mammoth peach orchard owne
!. by "Clum" Engle, just south of this village
The orchard contains nearly seven thousan
. trees, only about two thousand of which ar
!, in bearing condition, the remainder ben
4 young trees that have been planted to repac
such as had become too old to be serviceablt
Q Mr.. Engle estimates his crop at about 80
!, bushels, and all of the choicest varieties.
] would be difficult to find a more beautifu
sight than is presented by the long rows @
thrifty trees, laden with red. checked, lusciou
fruit and it would be equally difficult to fin
I, a man who knows more about fruit cultur
than our friend Clum.
Uncle Joe, who has been attending th
q New England fair, says, at has been gres
success; fine weather, good management
9 splendid exhibits, and large attendanc,
Over six hundred head of fine registere
stock. The finest herd / ever saw of Ho
: stems was from Kennebunk, Me-, and c
{ Swiss cattle from Manchester, N. III. Th
8 attendance was over 10000. All games c
: chance were prohibited, though one or tw
side-shows were allowed, as the people lik
; to be humbugged, you know. This is th
8 first racing ever saw by electric light. Th
3 grand stand, which seats 900, was filled ever
! evening. Trotting, racing and dog race
filed the bill. The country girls were aroun
among the cattle punching the cows wit
:, their parasols, and looking for the one wit
? ? the best butter eye. One of the amusin
= things when the free-for-all race was cale,
: was man who appeared with pair of blac